PREPARING FOR CARA’S MAY 20TH LOBBY DAY/PREPARÁNDOSE PARA EL DÍA DEL LOBBY DE CARA EL 20 DE MAYO
- Shared screen with speaker view

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Hello everyone, from CSEA Retiree Unit 5003 - East Bay (Contra Costa)

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Hi Martha, Welcome!

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Hello from San Francisco!

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Just a reminder that if you live in SF, there's an important Board of Trustees meeting today at 4:00 pm

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Cynthia from San Rafael

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You can also access the same material here on our website: https://californiaalliance.org/lobby-day-2022/

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Please make sure the website and the documents provided are up-to-date with the status of the bills. Thanks.

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You can also access the same material here on our website: https://californiaalliance.org/lobby-day-2022/

01:01:58
I am so impressed by Dwane Camp! Thank you, Dwane!

01:02:16
THANK YOU DWANE!!!

01:02:34
I see in the budget asks letter on the CARA website the issues digital divide and affordable housing. Can we raise these issues on lobby day?

01:02:39
Thankyou Dwane!!!

01:02:40
thanks Dwane San Diego CAT Member

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There is also money in the Governor’s proposed budget that is inappropriate and should be spent elsewhere. He asks for $3 billion to shore up the Unemployment Insurance Fund, basically making taxpayers pay for a program that is required by current law to be solely funded by a payroll tax on employers. This is a pure gift to the employers who have resisted paying adequate UI payroll taxes for decades.

01:02:47
The staff members are often awesome!

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Sometimes they know more than the legislators!

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They are workers like US!!!!

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Thank you Dwane for your level of knowledge sharing to us all. Marlene

01:03:49
you're the best Dwane!

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Thanks, Dwayne! That’s a huge accomplishment for us.

01:04:36
Thank You Dwane for undertaking this monumental task of Our behalf.

01:04:37
I would say that 90% of the time you are going to speak with a staff member then with the State Assembly or State Senator member.

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PLEASE SIGN UP AT: caralobby@gmail.com

01:13:23
Excellent organizing Jodi and Dwane Kudos E

01:19:47
so does that mean we don't need to assign a note taker?

01:21:50
Great!! Thank you

01:24:57
need to check out for Healthy California Now Board meeting. Carry on..

01:25:29
CARA staff is INCREDIBLE! Lot of work on your shoulders to pull this off!

01:33:23
I just hope people won't read it unless we can read it as if we're speaking.

01:37:23
Don't we have role play

01:46:52
This has been great... I have to go.. Thanks again!!

01:48:53
I have not used "Boss" in past meetings with staffers. Is preference on saying "assembly member" or "senator" okay? Is it better to say "boss" instead?

01:50:36
I think this is an excellent example of speaking. I would say "assembly member" or "senator" instead of boss.

01:51:33
Actually, to have info re nursing homes in the rep’s district ahead of time would be good . Does CARA have a listing of them esp by districts?

01:52:14
Boss sounds very informal, and I think we can be informal as long as we're courteous, but it could be seen as too servile.

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Is it good or bad for there to be unlicensed nursing homes in the district we are meeting with? If none, or few, maybe the member wouldn't consider it a priority; if many, maybe he gets campaign funding from the owners. I think it might be better to dodge the question. Though Keith is doing a great job of dodging the questions asked of him!

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You can access all our Lobby Day material here on our website: https://californiaalliance.org/lobby-day-2022/

02:17:33
kern county?

02:17:52
im unsble to unmute

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asking about the CAT for KERN county

02:19:03
who will we be lobbying

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You have to click this link and that link to get there…

02:19:38
I don't think anyone will have to do all that Dwane had to do!

02:21:25
Gotta go…

02:21:29
Yolanda, in the next few days, we will be getting that information from Dwane

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Add these emails to your contacts: cynthial.cara@gmail.com, jreid.cara@gmail.com, caralobby@gmail.com

02:22:06
@ Ernest -ok, great.

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In case anyone is from SF and concerned about CCSF, here's a link for TODAY at 4:00 pm: Friday 5/6/22, 4:00 PMhttps://ccsf-edu.zoom.us/j/95056703275Phone Number: 415 762 9988 or 669 900 6833 ID: 95056703275

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not able to unmute

02:23:46
Thank you! This was a very good meeting!

02:24:00
Great meeting, thanks so much!

02:24:05
Will CARA also have a time clock for the legislative meetings

02:24:06
Excellent session!

02:24:13
Excellent preparation meeting for Lobby Day!

02:24:32
Thank you everybody! Very helpful meeting!

02:25:18
I LOVE this organization!!!

02:29:13
Love this song

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Outstanding